Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication and Learning

Thinking in Time: Cognition, Communication, and Learning (CCL) is a multidisciplinary research center at Lund University. We study the physiological and cognitive bases of language and communication with special focus on temporal processing. Our goal is to provide a description of timing and sequencing of language and cognition - from the millisecond perceptions at the cellular level, to the long-term development of words and concepts.

The following areas are studied within CCL:

  • How humans, in particular children, learn concepts and to understand the words of a language – and also how the concepts of an individual change over time.
  • How the structure of language and the surrounding culture affect learning and attention – and how this is manifested in speech and writing.
  • How the ability to read the thought and emotions of others, for example during a conversation, affects communication and learning.
  • How different kinds of disabilities and language disorders influence the timing of communication and how this can be tied to memory capacities.
  • How temporal processes operate in neurons during different forms of learning.
  • How the capacity of the brain to simulate actions and utterances, before they are performed, influences the ability to plan and communicate.

Sidansvarig: Eva Sjöstrand   Webbansvarig: webmaster
Ansvarig enhet: Språk- och litteraturcentrum

Uppdaterad: 2012-01-26

Lunds universitet, Box 201, 221 00 Lund. Telefon: 046–222 00 00 (vx)